JIABONG CAVES (LOBO CAVE) - JIABONG,SAMAR
A few kilometers drive from the Catbalogan, the capital of Samar lays the Municipality of Jiabong known to be the Mussels Capital of Samar. Behind its fast faced mussels livelihood lies a perfect summer ending get away where in you can witness their own lineage of caves and experience the most beautiful caves in the Philippines. CAVING PACKAGE:
1 DAY CA
VING TRIP (DISCOVER CAVING ADVENTURE)
PRICE: PHP 3,000 PESOS / $ 69 DOLLAR PER PERSON
- TREKKING, CAVING, SWIMMING, POTHOLING, ROCK CLIMBING, BOULDERING , BAT'S WATCHING,
RIVER TREKKING AND BOATING ADVENTURE
- A MINIMUM OF 2 PERSONS ARE NECESSARY TO ORGANIZE CAVING TRIP
- ALL YEAR ROUND EXCEPT BAD WEATHER
- FROM AS YOUNG AS 8 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE.
- MOST PHYSICALLY FIT & MENTALLY FIT
INCLUSION:
PERMITS, CAVING GEAR, TRANSPORTATION , FOOD (BREAKFAST & LUNCH), BOAT RIDES
LOCAL PORTERS, TREXPLORE CAVE GUIDE, CAVING CERTIFICATES AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATIONS. WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
- SMALL PACKS , DRY BAGS
- HAT, CUP, SUNGLASSES, SUN SCREEN
- WATER CONTAINER / MINERAL WATER
- STRONG CLIMBING SHOE / TREKKING SHOE
- EXTRA CLOTHING
- CAMERA / VIDEO CAM
1 DAY CAVING ITINERARY:
7:30 AM - BREAKFAST TREXPLORE HOUSE IN CATBALOGAN CITY,SAMAR
8:00 AM- DEPARTURE CATBALOGAN CITY TO BRGY. TAGBAYAON BY JEEPNEY
8:30 AM- ARRIVE HI-WAY MEET THE PORTER START TREKKING TO BRGY. TAGBAYAON
9:00 AM- ARRIVE BRGY. TAGBAYAON RELAXING AT THE WAITING SHED
9:30 AM- START TREKKING GOING TO LOBO CAVE
10:00 AM - ARRIVE ENTRANCE LOBO CAVE
-PREPARING THE CAVING EQUIPMENTS
-CAVING ORINENTATIONS
10:30 AM - START CAVING
- GO TO ANGEL WINGS CALSITE FORMATIONS
- TREK AT GRAND CANYON INSIDE LOBO CAVE
- WATER TERRACES
- DIAMOND HOLE PASSAGE
11:00 AM - ARRIVE LOBO UNDERGROUND WATER FALLS
11:15 AM- EXPLORE LOBO UNDERGROUND RIVER
-BAT WATCHING
- SWIMMING, ROCK CLIMBING, CANYONING
11:30 AM - ARRIVE DEAD END LOBO CAVE UNDER GROUND RIVER
12:00 NN - ARRIVE IN STALACTITES & MUD CHAMBER
- THOUSANDS OF STALACTITES
-MUD PACKING
12:30 PM - BACK IN THE GRAND CANYON
1:00 PM - ARRIVE JUNCTION LOBO CAVE
- LUNCH INSIDE THE CAVE
2:00 PM - EXPLORE UPPER PART LOBO CAVE
-ROCK CLIMBING, SWIMMING
-WATER TERRACES , NATURAL POOL AND BAT TUBS
2:30 PM ARRIVE AT WHITE GIANT FLOW STONES
- STALACTITE, STALAGMITE, COLUMNS, CHANDELIERS
3:00 PM - DREAM CHAMBERS
- GIANT WATER TERRACES
- GIANTS NATURAL POOL
- SWIMMING WATER CANYONS
3:30 PM - ARRIVE THE KING CHAMBERS
- SNOW LIKE CALCITE FORMATIONS
- CURTAIN LIKE STALACTITES
4:00 PM - ARRIVE EXIT LOBO CAVE
- PACKING CAVING GEARS
- TREKKING TO PANAGHOYAN RIVER
4:30 PM - START RIDING THE BOAT GOING TO JIABONG TOWN
- BIRD WATCHING , MANGROVES. PALM TRESS
5:00 PM - ARRIVE JIABONG TOWN , RIDE JEEPNEY BACK TO CATBALOGAN CITY
6:00 PM - ARRIVE TREXPLORE HOUSE , BACK TO HOTEL
END OF THE CAVING TOUR
2 DAYS CAVING TRIP (EXTREME CAVING ADVENTURE)
PRICE: PHP 6,000 PESOS / $ 137 DOLLAR PER PERSON
- TREKKING, CAVING, SWIMMING, POTHOLING, ROCK CLIMBING, BOULDERING , BAT'S WATCHING,
RIVER TREKKING, JUNGLE CAMPING AND BOATING ADVENTURE
- A MINIMUM OF 2 PERSONS ARE NECESSARY TO ORGANIZE CAVING TRIP
- ALL YEAR ROUND EXCEPT BAD WEATHER
- FROM AS YOUNG AS 8 YEARS OLD AND ABOVE.
- PHYSICALLY FIT & MENTALLY FIT
INCLUSION:
PERMITS, CAVING & CAMPING GEAR, TRANSPORTATION , FOOD (BREAKFAST , LUNCH & DINNER), BOAT RIDES
LOCAL PORTERS, TREXPLORE CAVE GUIDE, CAVING CERTIFICATES AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATIONS. WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:
-SMALL PACKS , DRY BAGS
- HAT , SUNGLASSES, SUN SCREEN
-WATER CONTAINER / MINERAL WATER
-STRONG CLIMBING SHOE OR TREKKING SHOE
- CLOTHING FOR CAVING & CLOTHING FOR SLEEPING
-CAMERA / VIDEO CAM
2 DAYS CAVING ITINERARY:
DAY 1 CAVING TOUR:
8:00 AM - BREAKFAST TREXPLORE HOUSE CATBALOGAN CITY
9:00 AM - DEPARTURE CATBALOGAN CITY TO BRGY. TAGBAYAON
- JEEPNEY RIDE
9:30 AM - ARRIVE HI-WAY GOING BRGY. TAGBAYAON
- MEET THE PORTER , TREKKING TIME
10:00 AM - ARRIVE BRGY. TAGBAYAON
-TAKE A REST
10:30 AM - START TREKKING GOING DOWN TO LOBO CAVE
11:00 AM - ARRIVE LOBO CAMPSITE
- SET A CAMP
- PREPARE FOR LUNCH
12:00 NN - LUNCH TIME AT THE CAMPSITE
12:30 PM - PREPARING CAVING EQUIPMENT'S
- CAVING ORIENTATIONS
1:00 PM START CAVING LOBO CAVE
- EXPLORE WINGS OF THE ANGEL LIKE CALSITE FORMATIONS
- STALACTITES AND STALAGMITS
-WATER TERRACES
1:30 PM ARRIVE LOBO GRAND CANYON TUNNEL CHAMBER
- GO DOWN DIAMOND HOLE PASSAGE
2:00 PM ARRIVE LOBO UNDERGROUND WATER FALLS
- BAT WATCHING
-CHANDELIERS
2:30 PM - ARRIVE LOBO UNDERGROUND RIVERS
-SWIMMING, ROCK CLIMBING , CANYONING
3:00 PM - ARRIVE DEAD END LOBO UNDERGROUND RIVER
3: 30 PM - ARRIVE STALACTITES & MUD CHAMBER
- MUD PACKING
4:00 PM - BACK TO LOBO WATER FALLS
4:30 PM - SWIMMING TO EXIT LOBO CAVE
- ENTER PANAGHOYAN CAVE
-TUNNER CAVES, SWIMMING, RIVER TEKKING, CRAWLING
5:30 PM - EXIT PANAGHOYAN CAVE
- TREK BACK TO LOBO CAMPSITE
6:00 PM - ARRIVE LOBO CAMPSITE
7:00 PM - DINNER TIME
8:00 PM - STORY TELLING
9:00 PM SLEEP ZZZZZZZZZZZ
DAY 2 CAVING TOUR:
7:00 AM - BREAKFAST
8:00 AM - START CAVING UPPER LOBO CAVE
- ROCK CLIMBING, BOULDERING, SWIMMING
9:00 AM- ARRIVE GIANTS FLOWSTONES FORMATIONS
-WATER TERRACES, MINI NATURAL POOL,
-STALACTITES, STALAGMITES, COLUMN
-SNAKE,BATS,BLIND CRABS
10:00 AM - ARRIVE DREAM CHAMBER
- GIANTS WATER TERRACES
- THOUSAND OF BATS
- GIANTS POOL, SWIMMING IN THE CANYONS
10:30 AM - ARRIVE KING'S CHAMBERS
- WHITE SNOW LIKE CALCITE FORMATIONS
-CURTAIN LIKE STALACTITES
11:00 AM - ARRIVE FAR EXIT LOBO CAVE
- TREK TO KAMANAOG CAVE
11:30 AM- ARRIVE KAMANAOG CAVE
-SNAKE ROLLING, SNAKES
-THOUSANDS OF BATS,
-BOULDERING , ROCK CLIMBING
- EXIT KAMANAOG CAVE
12:30 PM - ARRIVE KAMANAOG RIVER
-SWIMMING AND BATHING KAMANAOG MINI WATER FALLS
-RIVER TREKKING
1:30 PM - ARRIVE LOBO CAMPSITE
-LUNCH TIME , BREAK THE CAMP
2:30 PM - TREKKING GOING TO PANAGHOYAN RIVER
3:00 PM - START RIDING THE BOAT TO JIABONG TOWN
- BIRD AND MANGROVES WATCHING
3:30 PM - ARRIVE JIABONG TOWN
- JEEPNEY RIDE GOING TO CATBALOGAN CITY
4:00 PM - ARRIVE TREXPLORE HOUSE / ARRIVE HOTEL
END OF 2 DAYS CAVING TOUR
NOTE: THE RATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. FOR BOOKING YOU NEED TO PAY 50 % ADVANCE PAYMENT. ADVANCE PAYMENT NON REFUNDABLE NON TRANSFERABLE
